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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIn the Wake of Trump, Hillary is Poised to Carry the Neoconservative Torch
http://dissidentvoice.org/2016/03/in-the-wake-of-trump-hillary-is-poised-to-carry-the-neoconservative-torch/It might be worthwhile for supporters of Hillary Clinton to consider that, as of the last week or two, they are bedfellows with members of the most odious U.S. political movement in recent memory: neoconservatism. Thats rightin a not-so-surprising twist, Americas most vocal and unapologetic war-lovers are starting to imply allegiance to the doyenne of the Democratic Party.
Eliot Cohen, former official of George W. Bushs unholy State Department, called Hillary Clinton the lesser evil, by a large margin. The greater evil, of course, is Donald Trump, who in Cohens estimation would be an unmitigated disaster for American foreign policy. While it is perhaps axiomatic to state that Trump embodies some degree of evil, Cohens beef with The Donald isnt that hes racist or fascist or Hitlerian in temperament (favorite charges of the liberal media)its that hes not eager enough to kill people with bombs.
To his credit, Trump has made a ton of (desperately needed) sense on foreign policy. His characterization of the Bush 43 administrations Iraq war as a big, fat mistake that destabilized the Middle East is spot on. It was also a crime of extraordinary proportions (not merely a mistake), but Trumps comments are refreshing nevertheless. His fellow GOP candidates would sooner self-immolate than criticize a former Republican president, for to do so would be to bite off the hand that feeds them. Trump, as we all know, feeds himself; the only people he kowtows to are his potential voters (hence his stupid immigration rhetoric). The Republican establishment sucksas does the Democratic oneand Trump, to our delight, has no qualms about saying so.
This has pissed off a lot of political elites in this country, the movers and shakers who actually operate and profit from the American political machine. A major component of said machine is the Military-Industrial complex, the guardian (or guarantor) of perpetual warfare. The neoconservatives love the Military-Industrial complex because it ensures that their lust for war and carnage and mayhem will always be satisfied.
Therefore, the neocons are throwing in with Hillary. This is completely understandable. After all, she voted in favor of the Iraq war, and refused to acknowledge the mistake for years afterwards. Her line on Iran is exceptionally hawkish. She wants to implement a no-fly zone over Syria. She led NATOs successful efforts to topple Gadaffi in Libya (now arguably the worst place in the world). As First Lady, she encouraged her husband to bomb Serbia, and bragged about it in her book. Shes vehemently anti-Palestinian, and vehemently pro-Israeli apartheid. Shes a neocons wet dream, in other words.
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In the Wake of Trump, Hillary is Poised to Carry the Neoconservative Torch (Original Post)
eridani
Mar 2016
OP
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(14,459 posts)1. It's no real surprise
The favored matchup was supposed to be Jeb vs Hillary. No risk, since both of them are even in the same family now.
Donald is likely to rock boats in the Presidency, so unless they can knock him out of the race, Hillary has to win, or they are screwed.
Now just imagine what happens if Bernie and Donald are the actual candidates? I don't think the establishment will take that lying down.